Successful Adoption Day

Today was a great successful day. I went to an adoption day with Arad l'chai. We had 2 adult dogs and 3 puppies adopted. Unfortunately Blaze wasn't adopted yet, but I'm happy 5 of our dogs found good homes, plus many of the other groups dogs.


Among the other dogs there there was a Shar Pei and a French Bull Dog. The Frenchie was obviously pure bred, but being a pure bred didn't keep him from loosing his home or get him a new forever home. I didn't get a chance to find out what his story was because he threw a tantrum right after I walked up. The people with him had to deal with it so they couldn't talk to me. He obviously still has issues that still need working on. The right home can deal with it and help him become a great well balanced dog.

The Shar Pei was only 1 year old and looked like she had been used as a bait dog, but she wasn't. It was neglect. Poor thing had a really hard start in life. She was dumped along with her litter of puppies. Her rescue people did a great job with her. The puppies are raised and gone and momma dog is healthy calm and friendly. Her fur still needs to grow back in spots, but that is just cosmetic. I've been there before with an abandoned malnourished dog. It takes a very long time for the bald patches of fur to fully grow back and regain its beauty.

What is astonishing is how many people we have to turn down for adoption. Some of these people have no idea what is involved in raising a dog. We turned down a lot who think a dog can live in a yard. Nope. The dog must live inside with the family. Sure, a yard is great to play in, but not to live in. Would these people make their kids live in the yard? I think not.

Others don't realize that a dog is a 10-20 year commitment. They think it's fine to get a dog until... and then they can give it away. NOT! These people will never get a dog from any rescue.

Some well meaning folks don't realize that you can't get a puppy if you are out of the house 8-10 hours a day. The puppy can't hold it that long and will make in the house if not taken out every few hours. These people are the easiest to deal with. We just give them a reality check about what will happen if the puppy needs out and no one is there to take him. They usually realize real quick that it's not the right time for a puppy. They are willing to wait until their life situation is different.